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Definition :

Need, denotes a certain degree of want with a thrust within demanding fulfilment, Shiv Sary Gupta v. Dr. Mahesh Chand Gupta, (1999) 6 SCC 222.

Need, Landlord's desire for possession, however honest it might otherwise be, has inevitably a subjective element in it and that, that desire to become a 'requirement' in law must have the objective element of a 'need', Ram Dass v. Ishwar Chander, (1988) 3 SCC 131 AIR: 1988 SC 1422 (1424). [E.P. Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, s. 13(3) (a) (i) (a)]

The word 'needs' suggests that there has to be a necessity for a decision by the Supreme Court on the question, and such a necessity can be said to exist when, for instance, two views are possible regarding the question and High Court takes one of the said views. Such a necessity can also be said to exist when a different view has been expressed by another High Court, State Bank of India v. N. Sundara Money, AIR 1976 SC 1111 (1112): (1976) 1 SCC 822: (1976) 3 SCR 160.